Overview
- Trump announced Thursday on Truth Social that he removed Pam Bondi and named Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche as acting attorney general.
- News outlets report EPA chief Lee Zeldin as a leading contender for the permanent role, with no White House decision announced.
- Bondi’s standing eroded after her handling of Jeffrey Epstein records, including a Fox News claim of a “client list” that the department later said did not exist and a much-criticized rollout to social media influencers.
- Trump had pushed for prosecutions of his political adversaries, but judges threw out charges against James Comey and Letitia James, and several other investigations stalled.
- Congressional investigators have subpoenaed Bondi to testify on April 14 about the Justice Department’s work on the Epstein files, and the date remains set after her removal.